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Eliza Cherry Knight 1845–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1845

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1910

Death Location: Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Peter Thomas

Mother: Phebe Thomas

Spouse(s): Sandy #1

Children(s): John Knight, Jack Sr, Sandy #2, James Knight, Cornelius Knight, Dock Knight, Joseph Knight, Rowland Smith, Marion TWIN, Mary TWIN, Maggie #2, Eliza Knight, Liyor Knight, Christopher Knight

Eliza Cherry Knight was born in 1845 in North Carolina, the child of Peter Thomas And Phebe Jenkins Thomas. Eliza Cherry Knight married Sandy Knight 1, and had children including Christopher Knight, Cornelius Neal Knight, Dock Knight, Eliza Knight, Jack Andrew Jackson Knight Sr, James Bridgers Knight, John G Knight, Joseph H Knight, Liyor Knight, Maggie Knight 2, Marion Moss Knight Twin, Mary Knight Twin, Rowland Smith, Sandy E Knight 2. Eliza Cherry Knight passed away in 1910 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eliza Cherry Knight was born in 1845 in North Carolina, the child of Peter Thomas And Phebe Jenkins Thomas.
  • Eliza Cherry Knight married Sandy Knight 1, and had children including Christopher Knight, Cornelius Neal Knight, Dock Knight, Eliza Knight, Jack Andrew Jackson Knight Sr, James Bridgers Knight, John G Knight, Joseph H Knight, Liyor Knight, Maggie Knight 2, Marion Moss Knight Twin, Mary Knight Twin, Rowland Smith, Sandy E Knight 2.
  • Eliza Cherry Knight passed away in 1910 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Thomas
1817–
Birth Location: N. C.
PT
Phebe Thomas
1818–1877
Birth Location: , Edgecombe County, N. C.
PT

Spouses(s)

Sandy #1
1843–1922
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
S#

Children(s)

John Knight
1867–1942
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
JK
Jack Sr
1869–1951
Birth Location: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
JS
Sandy #2
1870–1894
Birth Location: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
S#
James Knight
1861–1957
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
JK
Cornelius Knight
1872–1951
Birth Location: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
CK
Dock Knight
1874–1954
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
DK
Joseph Knight
1879–1925
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JK
Rowland Smith
1879–1951
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
RS
Marion TWIN
1881–1958
Birth Location: Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
MT
Mary TWIN
1881–1946
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
MT
Maggie #2
1884–1943
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
M#
Eliza Knight
1888–1929
Birth Location: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
EK
Liyor Knight
1888–
Birth Location: North Carolina
LK
Christopher Knight
1871–1938
Birth Location: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
CK

Eliza Knight's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Knight
1845–1910
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Peter Thomas
1817–
N. C.
Phebe (Jenkins) Thomas
1818–1877
, Edgecombe County, N. C.
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Knight's Descendants

1.
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Eliza (Cherry) Knight (Feb 1845–1910) m. Sandy (Knight) #1 (Jan 1843–15 Oct 1922)
  1. 1. John (G) Knight 1867–1942 m. Annie (A) Knight 1867– m. Lottie (Barnes) Knight 1908–1987 m. Martha (Ann) Whithurst 1865–1914
    1. 1. Florence (Dora) Jones 1905–1946
    2. 2. Pearlie (Knight) Watson 1897–
    3. 3. Mary (E) Knight 1894–1933
    4. 4. Jacksie (D Knight) Reddick 1899–1937
    5. 5. John (Frank Knight) Jr. 1900–
    6. 6. Martha Knight 1903–
    7. 7. Esther (G Knight) Bullock 1906–1986
    8. 8. Joxie Knight 1902–
    9. 9. Mary (Liza) Whitehead 1875–
  2. 2. Jack (Andrew Jackson Knight) Sr 1869–1951 m. Raney Jones 1871–1900 m. Lucy Little 1880–1950
    1. 1. May Knight 1921–
    2. 2. Queen (Esther) Knight 1915–1978
    3. 3. John (Dancy) Knight 1917–1983
    4. 4. Josh Barnes 1922–
    5. 5. Cornelius Knight 1894–
    6. 6. Kattie Knight 1895–
    7. 7. Ernest Knight 1897–
    8. 8. Selma (Sumner) #1 1899–1965
    9. 9. Frank (Walter Cherry) Jr 1909–1949
    10. 10. Lattie Andrews 1919–1983 m. Robert (L Johnson) Jr 1914–1998 m. Clarence (S) Walton 1923– m. Joseph (Andrews) Sr 1919–1977
      1. 1. Shirley (Christine) Bullock 1935–1980 m. Charlie (Mack) Bulluck 1935–2012 m. Howard Dorsey 1932–2009
      2. 2. Joseph (Clifton Andrews) Jr 1939–2002
      3. 3. Tyrone (Powell) Andrews 1944–1986
      4. 4. Dennis (Earl) Andrews 1948–2009
      5. 5. Milton (Roy) Andrews 1946–1975
      6. 6. Annie (P) Andrews 1942–2025 m. Elijah (Roy) Wilkins 1941–2005
    11. 11. Sandy (Edward Knight) #3 1921–1999
    12. 12. Andrew (Jackson Knight) Jr 1911–1995
  3. 3. Sandy (E Knight) #2 1870–1894
  4. 4. James (Bridgers) Knight 1861–1957
  5. 5. Cornelius (Neal) Knight 1872–1951 m. Lizzie (Watson) Knight 1880–1953
    1. 1. Eliza Knight 1911–2008
    2. 2. James (Edward) Knight 1917–1972 m. Hattie Pettaway 1923–1969
      1. 1. James (Earl) Knight 1938–1984
    3. 3. Lizzie Knight 1918–2004
    4. 4. Charles (Daniel) Knight 1922–1966
    5. 5. Mary (Knight) #2 1911–
    6. 6. Lizzie Knight 1914–2004 m. James (Birth) Sr 1914–1984
      1. 1. Willie (Lee) birth 1941–2015
      2. 2. Charles (Linwood) Birth 1948–1949
      3. 3. Curtis (Lee) Birth 1943–1999
      4. 4. John (A) Birth 1937–2007
      5. 5. James (Birth) Jr 1935–1967
    7. 7. Clarice Knight 1921–2005
    8. 8. Jorden Knight 1913–1979
    9. 9. Victoria Knight 1897–1923
    10. 10. Nina Knight 1900–1989
    11. 11. Cornelius (Knight) Jr 1904–
    12. 12. Cellie (Knight) Birth 1905–1992 m. Nathaniel (Birth) Sr 1912–1996
      1. 1. Ernest (Campbell Birth) Sr 1938–1998 m. Hattie Birth 1939–2018
    13. 13. Eva Knight 1909–1975
    14. 14. Claudine (Knight) Goodwyn 1924–2008 m. Christopher (Columbus Everette) Jr 1922–1980 m. Nathaniel (Goodwyn) Sr 1913–1989
      1. 1. William Everette 1945–1995
      2. 2. C (D) Everette 1949–2024
    15. 15. Selma (Knight) #2 1906–
  6. 6. Dock Knight 1874–1954 m. Rutha Knight 1879–1954
    1. 1. Eliza (Knight) # 1912–
    2. 2. George (Henry) Knight 1913–1980
    3. 3. Marvin Knight 1914–
    4. 4. Maggie (Knight) #4 1918–1948
    5. 5. George (A) Knight 1891–1941
    6. 6. Arthur Knight 1910–1934
    7. 7. Larcy ("Lossie") Knight 1896–1951
  7. 7. Joseph (H) Knight 1879–1925 m. Mahalie (J) Stancel 1884–1928
    1. 1. Felton Knight 1905–1942 m. Geneva Beel 1909–1978
      1. 1. Ernestine (Knight) Newton 1932–1997 m. James (Vinton Vernon) Newton 1927–2008
        1. 1. James (V. Newton) III 1950–1950
      2. 2. Melvin (Thomas) Knight 1934–1965 m. Arvanna Reed 1930–2015
      3. 3. Felton (Knight) Jr. 1925–1996 m. Marilyn Knight 1928–2013
        1. 1. Rebecca (L) Knight-Wilson 1949–2007
      4. 4. James (Carter) Knight 1926–1990 m. Helen (Newton) Knight 1925–2007
        1. 1. Andrea (K.) Barnes 1951–1999
        2. 2. Janice (Marie) Knight 1949–1989
        3. 3. James (M.) Knight 1948–2004
      5. 5. James (Cartis) Knight 1928–1929
      6. 6. Elsie (Louise) Knight 1937–2017
      7. 7. Joseph (Earl) Knight 1940–1969
    2. 2. Romaine Knight 1904–1932 m. Samuel Spain 1904–
    3. 3. Turner (Ike Knight) Jr 1910–1964
    4. 4. James (Arthur Knight) Sr. 1915–2002
    5. 5. Marion Knight 1919–
    6. 6. Henry (B) Knight 1911–1918
    7. 7. William (Douglas) Knight 1923–1981
    8. 8. Laura Knight 1914–
  8. 8. Rowland Smith 1879–1951 m. Lucious Smith 1870–
    1. 1. John (Ivey) Smith 1895–
      1. 1. Martha Betrand 1916–1974 m. Ernest Betrane 1911–1950
        1. 1. Donald (Ray) Betrand 1946–2005
        2. 2. Annie (Bea) Betrand 1938–2009
        3. 3. Billy Betrand 1943–1995 m. Erdye (Joyce) Brown 1944–2025
        4. 4. Lee (Ernest) Betrand 1940–2015
    2. 2. Lucious (A Smith) Jr 1897–1951
    3. 3. Maggie (Smith) Dickens 1899–1967
    4. 4. Lillian Smith 1901–
    5. 5. Marion Smith 1903–
    6. 6. Beatrice Smith 1905–
    7. 7. Ethel Smith 1907–
    8. 8. Roland (Lyons) 2 1908–1987
    9. 9. Jessie Smith 1911–
    10. 10. Claudine Smith 1913–
    11. 11. Corine Smith 1914–
  9. 9. Marion (Moss Knight) TWIN 1881–1958 m. Annie (Belle) Brown 1882–1968
    1. 1. Violetta Knight 1905–1989 m. Jack Thomas 1903–1987
      1. 1. Bessie (Beatrice) Thomas 1938–1997
      2. 2. Addie Thomas 1933–1997
      3. 3. William (Arthur) Thomas 1930–1984
      4. 4. Ernest (Emerson Thomas) Sr 1932–1990
    2. 2. Ernest (Hyman) Knight 1913–1970 m. Lillie (Carrie) Jones 1914–2006
      1. 1. William (Arthur) Knight 1941–2020
    3. 3. Joseph Knight 1909–1975 m. Rugene Suggs 1907–1993 m. Mary (E) Knight 1914–
      1. 1. Mary (B) Knight 1935–2009 m. Joe (W.) Dowd 1930–2011
      2. 2. Rose (Anna) Suggs 1930–1954
      3. 3. Katherine Knight 1928–2007
    4. 4. Leroy (Knight) Sr 1904–1973
      1. 1. Leroy (Knight) Jr. 1924–1925
    5. 5. William (Augusta) Knight 1911–1949
    6. 6. Mamie ((Marrie)) Knight 1918–1971
    7. 7. Marion (Hyman Knight) Jr 1915–1989
    8. 8. Annie (Lou) Knight 1921–1999 m. Oscar Randolph 1919–
      1. 1. James Randolph 1943–2011 m. Martha Rayner 1946–2007
    9. 9. Robert Knight 1926–2005
    10. 10. Mary Whitaker 1923–1995 m. Arthur Whitaker 1923–
    11. 11. Sandy (Knight 4 or) 5 1909–
  10. 10. Mary (Knight) TWIN 1881–1946
  11. 11. Maggie (Knight) #2 1884–1943 m. Marcelous (L.) Lloyd 1883–
    1. 1. Bennie (L) Lloyd 1905–1920
  12. 12. Eliza Knight 1888–1929
  13. 13. Liyor Knight 1888–
  14. 14. Christopher Knight 1871–1938 m. Hattie Moore 1898–1952 m. Rosa Woosley 1876–
    1. 1. Mae (Wood) Knight 1912–1997
    2. 2. Columbus (Knight Jr. (Infant) Death) 1916–1916
    3. 3. Odessa Knight 1904–1963
      1. 1. Rose (M) Rollins 1926–1926
      2. 2. Herman (L) Rollins 1932–2005
      3. 3. John (O) Rollins 1928–1968
    4. 4. Columbus (Knight Jr. (Infant) Death) 1937–1937

Eliza Knight's Timeline

10 Records

1843
Jan 1843
Birth of Eliza Cherry Knight in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1845
Feb 1845
Birth of Eliza Cherry Knight in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1845
Feb 1845
Birth of Eliza Cherry Knight in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1845
Feb 1845
Birth of Eliza Cherry Knight in North Carolina
North Carolina
1845
Feb 1845
Birth of Eliza Cherry Knight in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1845
Feb 1845
Birth of Eliza Cherry Knight in North Carolina
North Carolina
1870
1870
Age 25
Eliza Cherry Knight resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 35
Eliza Cherry Knight resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 55
Eliza Cherry Knight resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 65
Death of Eliza Cherry Knight in Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1843
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T9_962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 66.4000; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 0419.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1845
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1845
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1845
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1194; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 3.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1845
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1845
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T9_962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 66.4000; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 0419.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1194; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 3.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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